ONE Championship: Chatri will ask Angela Lee for ‘blessing’ over Ham Seo-hee interim title shot
- With Lee’s future still uncertain, ONE boss says atomweight division ‘must go on’ and Ham is ‘deserving of a title shot’
- South Korean Ham set to face winner of Stamp Fairtex and Alyse Anderson after win over Itsuki Hirata in Singapore
ONE Championship chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong has said Ham Seo-hee will get an interim atomweight MMA title shot after her win over Itsuki Hirata in Singapore – but he will ask Angela Lee for her “blessing”.
The 36-year-old South Korean veteran defeated Japan’s Hirata by unanimous decision, making her much younger opponent look decidedly inferior on Saturday morning.
Ranked No 2 in the division, Ham is now set to face the winner between Stamp Fairtex and Alyse Anderson from ONE’s on-ground US debut on May 5 in Colorado.
“I think we’re gonna do an interim title shot,” Chatri told the Post backstage at Singapore Indoor Stadium.
“Let’s see what happens with Stamp and Alyse but for sure, Seo Hee-ham will be going into an interim title shot in her next fight, and her opponent will be either Stamp or whoever is in the top 2. She will get a title shot.”
Chatri revealed he visited the Lee family in Hawaii this month to pay his respects to “The Prodigy”, who also fought in his promotion and went 3-0 during her brief MMA career.
